Jim Cox (guard)

For others of the same name, see Jim Cox.

James Ellingson Cox^[1] was an American professional football player who was a guard for the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).^[2] He played college football for the California Golden Bears and Stanford Cardinal

Jim Cox

Cox in 1943
No. 32
Position:	Guard Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1920-09-06)September 6, 1920 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died:	July 29, 2014(2014-07-29) (aged 93) Lafayette, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:	Christian Brothers (Sacramento, California)
College:	California Stanford
NFL draft:	1944: 21st round, 214th pick
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (1948)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 14 Stats at Pro Football Reference

After football, Cox worked as an attorney in Contra Costa County. In 1955, he investigated boxing and wrestling practices for the California State Athletic Commission, looking for ties to organized crime, and for a rumored conspiracy to monopolize matches.^[3]